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epic
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adj 1: very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary
(especially in size or scale); "an epic voyage"; "of
heroic proportions"; "heroic sculpture" [syn: epic,
heroic, larger-than-life]
2: constituting or having to do with or suggestive of a literary
epic; "epic tradition" [syn: epic, epical]
n 1: a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds [syn: epic
poem, heroic poem, epic, epos]
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genotypic
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adj 1: of or relating to or constituting a genotype;
"genotypical pattern" [syn: genotypical, genotypic]
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monotypic
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adj 1: consisting of only one type
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myopic
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adj 1: unable to see distant objects clearly [syn:
nearsighted, shortsighted, myopic] [ant:
farsighted, presbyopic]
2: lacking foresight or scope; "a short view of the problem";
"shortsighted policies"; "shortsighted critics derided the
plan"; "myopic thinking" [syn: short, shortsighted,
unforesightful, myopic]
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phenotypic
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adj 1: of or relating to or constituting a phenotype;
"phenotypical profile" [syn: phenotypical,
phenotypic]
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prototypic
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adj 1: representing or constituting an original type after which
other similar things are patterned; "archetypal
patterns"; "she was the prototypal student activist"
[syn: archetypal, archetypical, prototypal,
prototypic, prototypical]
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stereotypic
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adj 1: lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality;
"stereotyped phrases of condolence"; "even his profanity
was unimaginative" [syn: stereotyped, stereotypic,
stereotypical, unimaginative]
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topic
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n 1: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he
didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very
sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of
love" [syn: subject, topic, theme]
2: some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept
drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the
subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
[syn: topic, subject, issue, matter]
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tropic
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adj 1: relating to or situated in or characteristic of the
tropics (the region on either side of the equator);
"tropical islands"; "tropical fruit" [syn: tropical,
tropic]
2: of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics;
"tropical weather" [syn: tropical, tropic]
n 1: either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to
the north and south of the equator representing the points
farthest north and south at which the sun can shine
directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the
Torrid Zone or tropics
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unpick
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v 1: become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers
or threads of; "unravel the thread" [syn: unravel,
unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick] [ant: knot,
ravel, tangle]
2: undo (the stitches) of (a piece of sewing)
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priapic
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adj 1: overly concerned with masculinity and male sexuality;
"priapic episodes"; "priapic victories"
2: resembling or being a phallus; "a phallic symbol"; "phallic
eroticism"; "priapic figurines" [syn: phallic, priapic]
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philippic
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n 1: a speech of violent denunciation [syn: tirade,
philippic, broadside]
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amblyopic
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adj 1: pertaining to a kind of visual impairment without
apparent organic pathology
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monocarpic
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adj 1: dying after bearing fruit only once